Why is it that the near future is always so rubbish? Take Headhunter – it’s set about twenty minutes into the future, but law enforcement has been privatised, criminals are having control chips forcibly implanted into their brains and the TV news is telling you “all you need to know.” It’s a terrifying world, particularly […]
There’s a general opinion that the Xbox isn’t retro and that it just has versions of newer games with shitter graphics. These opinions are wrong. Yes the Xbox has spawned some successful franchises, including Halo, Fable and Forza Motorsport, but you can also make the argument that it’s one of the last truly creative consoles. […]
Loot boxes are becoming a common thing amongst fellow gamers now, with many different services popping up to deliver a hand-picked random selection of goodies each month. Now joining the likes of Nerd Block and Loot Crate is a subscription suited to classic gamers: My Retro Game Box.
The name might not be too familiar to you, buy Tommy Tallarico has been making superb videogame music for years. He started off making early Game Boy compositions, before moving to the 16-bit consoles and delivering the likes of Aladdin and The Lion King. He’s now best known for his Video Games Live concerts. We […]
This post is written by Jake Parr. What a name, and what a game. This classic arcade topdown shooter from 1992, developed by Midway Entertainment, is an actionpacked slugathon that makes a brilliant twoplayer game with its fastpaced gunfights, hordes of evil mutants and buckets of blood and gore. Players can bag the game on various formats, with […]
I never guessed penguins to be intergalactic space travellers, but after the exploits of the little fellows in Madagascar I suppose anything is possible. In addition to being able to fly spaceships, the penguins of Penguin Land have evolved so much that their beaks and wings can shatter brick. Despite their highly advanced brains and […]
Poor old Bonk doesn’t get the love he deserves here in the UK. While Amiga owners might be familiar with him under the name BC Kid (an adaptation of the Japanese PC Genjin name), the cancelled release of the PC Engine / Turbografx in the region meant that he was doomed to even greater obscurity […]
If you were the owner of an 8-bit computer, odds are you had this wonderful little game. Essentially a comic book come to life, the aim was to take control of precocious nipper Jack and cause as much mayhem as possible. Developer, Greg Holmes, explains how the game came to be. During the early Eighties, […]
Super Mario Sunshine might not be every retro gamer’s favourite outing of the famous plumber, but its quirky mechanics sure do attract a loyal fan-base. Without the water-propelled action and cleaning mechanics though, how would the Gamecube hit’s levels fare when thrown into a more traditional 3D platformer? Well, you’re about to find out with […]
Issue 138 of Retro Gamer has hit the shelves, and is jam-packed with features on your favourite retro games, systems and developers. Leading the issue is our Bluffer’s Guide To Point-And-Click Adventures, examining the history of a genre which has given us such classics as The Secret Of Monkey Island, Broken Sword and Day Of […]